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Pasta, scones, and Gilmore Girls!
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What a coincidence, I watched an episode of Gilmore Girls for the first time today! It was the episode which had cameos from Sparks and Sonic Youth (this is how I was convinced to watch it) where all these musicians show up to town. Also learned that Gilmore Girls and Gossip Girl are, in fact, two different shows (and neither of them are the Golden Girls).
 
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TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2025

:v:
Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 3.1 miles
  • Exercise of the Day (#836/729)
Late Morning
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 4; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 4; nice and slow, focusing on form.
    • 3 regular (but only got about halfway down) +4 knee +8 counter ~My plan is to do decreasing difficulty (regular>knee>counter) on the lower volume days, which are every fourth day (also plan to do this on the final day). On the higher volume days i will do the easier wall & counter push-ups. I have no idea if this is a good approach or not.:gotq:
Midday
  • Program: TEN day 2; ~After the first couple of minutes i swapped out the reverse lunges for side-to-side lunges and the butt kicks for toe tap hops. My knee issues seem to be related primarily to movements where i hinge my lower leg back from the knee (e.g., back leg on lunges/reverse lunges, butt kicks, descending a lot of steps, sitting back on my heels). Keeping my lower leg stable or lifting my knees, while hinging at the hips (e.g., squats, side lunges, march steps, toe tap hops, climbing, child's pose) seems to be mostly okay.
 
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Thanks so much, @TopNotch and @NightWolf714!

WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2025

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 3.7 miles ~to and from grocery store, so i was carrying a couple of bags on the way back
Late Morning
Afternoon
  • Program: TEN day 3
  • 50 micro chest expansions, 20 alternating chest expansions, & 20 big arm circles*
*Because of the November challenge and then day 3 of TEN, i decided to show my shoulders a bit of extra love this day.
 
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FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2025

:v:
Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 3.18 miles
Late Morning
  • Exercise of the Day (#838/731)
  • Exercise of yesterDay (#839/732)
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 7; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 7; nice and slow, focusing on form.
    • 8 wall +30 counter
Evening
  • Program: TEN day 4 ~substituted everything to keep it pelvic floor friendly: did bridges, pelvic tilts, bent knee fallouts heel drops, and heel slides
  • Supine Twist; 2min per side
 
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SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2025

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 3.46 miles
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 8; nice and slow, focusing on form.
    • 5 regular, but only halfway down +5 knee +10 counter
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 8; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • Exercise of the Day (#840/733)
:heart:Went to see grandsons, 10yo and 8yo, perform in The Jungle Book Kids; they did a great job! Lunch date with my husband, then met up with daughter #2 and son #1, their spouses, and kids (this included the two performers and the youngest g'baby) to visit and let the kids blow off some steam.
 
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Thank you, @PetiteSheWolf, @Anek, @NancyTree, @astro_lizard, @Niki, and @Syrius!:morelove:

MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2025
~Began my day with an early morning grocery shop, followed by some housework, both of which i had procrastinated over the weekend. That threw off my routine.

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings

Midday
Evening
  • Program: TEN day 5
 
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TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2025

:v: Begin the day with a Hug
:v: Counting Blessings
  • Walk: 3.14 miles
  • Exercise of the Day (#842/735)
  • Workout of the Day: 5-Minute Arm Lift +ec; as stated in the description, this was, indeed, a great warm-up for push-ups, but oh, so much clicking and cracking!
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 11; nice and slow, focusing on form.
    • 4 wall +40 counter
  • Neck Reset +ec & some big shoulder rolls
Evening
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 11; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • Program: TEN day 6; i did the slow butt kicks carefully, but substituted toe tap hops for the faster butt kicks
:v: Bedtime Meditation
 
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WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2025

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
  • Program: TEN day 7
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 12; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 12; nice and slow, focusing on form; 25 regular (still only halfway down) push-ups, spread throughout the day
    • 6 regular push-ups
  • Walk: 3.61 miles
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Morning Meditation
  • 4 regular push-ups
  • 5 regular push-ups after breakfast
  • 5 regular push-ups before lunch
  • 3 regular push-ups after lunch
  • 2 regular push-ups after supper

  • Exercise of the Day (#843/736)
 
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THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2025

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
  • Walk: 1.65 miles
  • Exercise of the Day (#844/737)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 13; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 50 wall push-ups
Midday
:heart:#2 son called about 1700 to say he and his wife were sick and ask if i would come help with the baby overnight, so they could get better sleep.

:v: Nighttime Meditation while rocking my sweet grandbaby.
 
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FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2025
Left my son's house about 615 to drive home, 45min with traffic. Stopped at grocery store, since it was on the way. Got home with just a few minutes of me time before 3yo grandson arrived. Only had to watch him this day, because 18mo was having a Daddy day. I was quite tired from the previous night, so it was nice to just have the older grandson.

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings

Late Morning
Evening
  • Walk: 2.23 miles
:v: Nighttime Meditation
 
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SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2025

:v: Begin the day with a Hug
:v: Counting Blessings
  • Walk: 4.76 miles
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 15; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 15; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 20 on the stairs +10 wall +20 counter +10 wall
  • Program: TEN day 9; kept the dead bugs, but substituted more pelvic floor safe exercises for the rest: heel drops, bent knee fallouts, single leg raises, and heel slides
:v: Midday Meditation
:v: Journal ~going to try doing this weekly and see if that works better

  • Program: TEN day 10; had to take a couple of pauses in child's pose; then did some cat-cows, a downward dog, and child's pose at the end. I am all caught up now, and Sunday can be a proper rest day.:tired::flat:
  • Workout of the Day: Better Balance
:zzz: Nap

Evening
  • Burrito Mode +ec This was the workout of the day on Sunday; it only took me the whole week to get around to it. It felt so good; one of my favourites!

:heart:I had the house to myself from 1700 Friday through 2130 Saturday! (I would have been a terrific hermit.)
 
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Thamk you, @NightWolf714! :tuzki-love:

SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2025
~A very peaceful and relaxing REST Day​

:v: Begin the day with a Hug
:v: Counting Blessings
:v: Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 3.72 miles
:zzz:Nap after church

  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 16; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 4 regular (i think i might have gotten a teensy bit lower) +16 on the stairs +10 counter
  • Fighting Cancer:
    • Challenge: Daily Kicks day 16; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
    • 100 punches in memory of my Dad, who died from cancer in 2002. Today would have been his 99th birthday. :hheart:
  • Exercise of the Day (#846/739)
Evening
  • Workout of the Day: Possum ~decided i just wanted to do Burrito Mode again; i didn't use the timer, just held each pose for 3-5 slow deep breaths; then i added Happy Baby and Reclined Butterfly on at the end. Think i'll do this one every night this week.
 
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Mamatigerj said:
I had the house to myself from 1700 Friday through 2130 Saturday! (I would have been a terrific hermit.)
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LOVE the use of 24 hour time here :) did you use to do shift work?

I started using it regularly seven years ago when I started my current job and I haven't looked back! Wish it was more normal to just say "see you at 15", I always have to convert it back to 3pm in my head before speaking.
 
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MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2025

:v: Begin the day with a Hug
:v: Counting Blessings
:v: Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 2.62 miles
  • Exercise of the Day (#847/740)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 17; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • wall push-ups: 45, 30sec rest, then 15
Midday
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 17; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • Program: TEN day 11; butt kicks were slow & careful
Evening
 
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TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2025
~took everything slow and easy due to an overnight IBS flare-up.

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation

Midday
  • Exercise of the Day (#848/741)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 18; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 3 sets of 15 wall push-ups before & during rests between sets of Daily Kicks, then 20 after
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 18; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
Afternoon
  • Program: TEN day 12; substituted squats for reverse lunges
Evening
  • Burrito Mode +ec +Happy Baby +Reclined Butterfly started to do this in bed, but then actually fell asleep
 
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WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025

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Begin the day with a Hug
:v:
Counting Blessings
:v:
Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 4.32 miles
  • Exercise of the Day (#849/742)
  • Program: TEN day 13
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 19; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 10 wall +15 counter +15 wall +15 counter +15 wall
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 19; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • 100 punches against Alzheimer's in memory of my Mama, who would have been 95 today
No grands to watch today, so i . . .
  • caught up on some housework
  • did some journaling
  • took a nap

Evening

:heart:met with my women's group
 
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FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025

:v:
Begin the day with a Hug
:v:
Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 3.31 miles
  • Exercise of yesterDay (#850/743)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 20; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 7 regular (halfway down) +14 stairs +14 counter
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 20 & 21; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 21; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 30 wall*
Afternoon
  • *40 more wall push-ups for challenge
Evening
  • Burrito Mode +ec +Happy Baby +Reclined Butterfly; done in bed and this time managed to not fall asleep until finished
 
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SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025

:v:
Begin the day with a Hug
:v:
Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 4.02 miles
Late Morning
  • Exercise of Day (#851/744)
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 22; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 22; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 10 wall +20 stairs +5 wall +20 counter +5 wall, 1min rest, 5 stairs +10 counter
Midday
  • Program: TEN day 14; substituted pelvic tilts & dead bugs for the 2 types of crunches
  • Program: TEN day 15
  • Workout of the Day: Rest & Rec; added 10-count holds to #2, 3, & 6, and a few seated twists at the end
Evening
 
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SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025
~REST DAY~​

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
Later Morning
  • Exercise of Day (#852/745)
  • *40 more wall push-ups for challenge
 
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MONDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2025

:v:
Begin the day with a Hug
:v:
Counting Blessings
:v:
Morning Meditation
:v: Journal

Midday
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 24; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 24; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 6 regular +10 knee, puppy pose>downward dog>child's pose, +4 regular +5 knee, puppy pose>downward dog>child's pose, +15 on the stairs
  • Posture Fix +ec; added side bends, twists, and some shoulder rolls at the end
Evening
  • Program: TEN day 16
  • Exercise of Day (#853/746)
  • Burrito Mode +ec +Happy Baby +Reclined Butterfly
 
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TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2025

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
Midday
  • *40 more wall push-ups for challenge
Evening
 
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WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025
~No grandkid duty for 5 days​

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Begin the day with a Hug
:v:
Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
  • Walk: 5.25 miles
Midday
Afternoon
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 26; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • 45 wall, then 40 more about an hour later
 
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THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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Begin the day with a Hug
:v:
Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation
  • Caught 5 turkeys (100 high knees)
  • Exercise of Day (#856/749)
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 27; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
    • Caught 10 turkeys total (80+80+40 high knees) during rests and at the end
  • Caught 10 more turkeys with 5 burpees
Midday
  • Walk: 3.3 miles
:heart: Had a wonderful Thanksgiving gathering at our oldest daughter's house! :heart:

Late
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 27; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • wall, 3 sets of 30
 
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FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
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Morning Meditation ~Extended

:star: Spent the morning cleaning & decluttering
:rstar: Watched Miracle on 34th Street

Afternoon
  • Walk: 3.85 miles with my husband :happy:
Late night
  • Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 28; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
    • Exercise of Day (#857/750)
  • November Challenge: Push-Up Streak day 27; nice and slow, focusing on form
    • just did wall because it was late: 45
 
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY 29-30 NOVEMBER 2025

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Begin the day with a Hug
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Counting Blessings
:v:
Morning Meditation ~Extended

:star:did a lot of cleaning & decluttering, hauling boxes & bins, and moving furniture
  • Exercise of Day (#858/751)
  • Exercise of Day (#859/752)
  • :completed:Fighting Cancer: Challenge: Daily Kicks day 29 & 30; nice and slow, focusing on form (and balance!)
  • :completed:November Challenge: Push-Up Streak
    • day 29: 100 wall & counter done throughout the day
    • day 30: 8 regular, 5 knee, 18 stairs
 
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